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Knock Madness is the upcoming third studio album by American rapper Hopsin and his second under his independent label Funk Volume. The album is scheduled to be released on November 26, 2013.[1] Hopsin has said that the overall vibe of the album will be different from his previous album Raw and that he has said all he needs to about Ruthless Records. The album will contain guest appearances from SwizZz, Dizzy Wright, Jarren Benton and Tech N9ne along with being entirely produced by Hopsin himself.

Background

Hopsin spoke out about the album in an interview with HipHopDX on August 12, 2011, saying that he is "aiming to make the production quality of Knock Madness sound just as good, if not, better than Dr. Dre's upcoming album Detox."[2] He also stated that this album will have a "Positive message" and that when people listen to the album he wants them to feel "inspired".

On January 20, 2012 Hopsin stated via his Twitter account that "Knock Madness is my main priority in life right now" He went on to say that he might take a step back from the music business for a while, stating that Knock Madness would be impossible to finish otherwise. He also said "I need to lock myself away from the world so I can make the illest shit I've ever made."[3] On January 24, 2013 Funk Volume released a music video featuring the entire roster; Hopsin, Dizzy Wright, SwizZz, Jarren Benton and DJ Hoppa for a song titled "Funk Volume 2013." Hopsin produced the track and co-directed the music video.[4]

Hopsin spoke of the background of the album's sound saying,

"I'm 28 years old, and I see that I'm kind of in this weird position. I don't have many friends in my personal life, but I have so many fans. So when I go outside and people recognize me, it's kind of a bittersweet feeling, like I don't recognize the fans. I don't really have it like they probably think I have it. I'm really still a loser guy, but I'm just really popular now. I don't have a girlfriend no more, and I have this money, but I'm not satisfied with my life. It's this weird feeling of being incomplete, and I need to find myself. So that's kind of what it did to me, and the album just came out with me just fucking rapping some dark shit."[5]

Recording and production

Following the RAW Tour in mid-2011, Hospin begun working on Knock Madness, however not very heavily.[5] On January 17, 2012 fellow Funk Volume rappers SwizZz and Dizzy Wright were confirmed to feature on the album.[6] In an March 2012 interview, Hopsin said that he talked to Tech N9ne about appearing on Knock Madness, which he agreed to collaborate on.[7] He also stated in 2012 that he wanted Yelawolf on the album.[8]

On April 20, 2012, Hopsin and Funk Volume posted pictures on their official Facebook pages of Hopsin with Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. Hopsin would confirm that he will self produce nearly the whole album, with Barker having one or two beats on it.[9] Also in April 2012, Hopsin would indicate interest in working with Childish Gambino.[10] On July 19, 2012, via Ustream, Hopsin stated that new Funk Volume artist Jarren Benton would also be featured on the album.

In a February 2013, interview Hopsin stated that he is currently recording the album and that he hoped to have it completed by June and that it would consist of 20 songs.[11] In March 2013, Hospin begun heavily recording Knock Madness following the end of his long-term relasionship with his ex-girlfriend, which gave him more time to record and focus on music.[5] He also indicated the album will be released with a bonus CD that will have all the Ill Mind of Hopsin songs remastered.[12] In October 2013, Hospin confirmed that he had finished recording the album, and had turned it in to the label. He stated he had personally re-mastered the album 20-30 times to get the sound just right.[5]

Release and promotion

In July 2012, Hopsin released the fifth installment of his "Ill Mind of Hopsin" video series which hit YouTube with huge success. It had received over 1 million views in less than 24 hours and currently has over 32 million views.[13][14][15] In "Ill Mind of Hopsin 5" Hopsin expresses his frustration with jaded youth and disenchantment towards other rappers who are unrelatable. It had also charted at number 18 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Digital songs chart.[16][17]

In December 2012, Hopsin had hinted on his Facebook and Twitter pages that him and Travis Barker were working on a project together, further details were withheld at the time. Then, in late December Travis Barker would say they are working on a collaboration EP which would be released in 2013.[18][19] Then on February 5, 2013 Hopsin would say all the production had been finished for the EP.[20] The EP was to be released in promotion of Knock Madness, however its release would be delayed.

On August 8, 2012, Hopsin confirmed on his Twitter page and in an interview that Knock Madness would be released in 2013. In February 2013 Hopsin would say the album should be released around September 2013.[11] On July 18, 2013, at the end of the "Old Friend" music video, the release date was confirmed as November 26, 2013, along with Hopsin also releasing the album cover for Knock Madness.[21]

On September 11, 2013, Hopsin debuted a new vlog series about the making of the album. The series features how Hopsin gets inspired, comes up with new lyrics, and mixes the new tracks for Knock Madness.[22]

Touring

Hopsin and the rest of the Funk Volume artists went on a two-month worldwide tour in the fall of 2012 which included 54 shows in 60 days in the United States, Europe, and Australia.[23][24] From November 14 through November 23, 2013, Hopsin will go on The Fuck It Tour with Yelawolf in promotion of Knock Madness. They will tour the West Coast of the United States and Hopsin will perform material from the album.[25]

Singles

In an interview with ThisIs50, Hopsin released information on the album, saying that the lead single will be named "Hop Madness".[26] Hopsin confirmed via his Facebook and Twitter on January 5, 2012 that he would be shooting the "Hop Madness" video this month.[27] On February 16, 2012, Hopsin stated via Twitter that the music video will be released within the next month.[28] Hopsin later officially said, that he would be releasing the video to "Hop Madness" on March 10, 2012.[29] Funk Volume released a statement on March 10 saying that "Hop Madness" has been delayed to mid-March for improvements.[29] The video officially was released on March 15, 2012.[29]

Hopsin would say he planned to premiere the first official single of Knock Madness at the 2013 Paid Dues Festival. However, he would end up not performing any new material.[30] On July 18, 2013, Hopsin released the music video for "Ill Mind Six: Old Friend" on his YouTube channel.[31] Then the next day to iTunes for retail sale as a single.[31] The song and video is based around a friend of his that became addicted to Crystal Meth and the personal issues he suffered from it. Hopsin has said the meaning of the song was "I wanted to show what early wrong decisions can do to youngsters in the long run. I also wanted to show what they can possibly miss out on.”.[1][32] He later confirmed that the song is not the sixth song in the "Ill Mind of Hopsin" series, and is instead the first single from Knock Madness titled "Old Friend".[33]

On August 18, 2013 Hopsin confirmed in a Facebook status that the lead single off Knock Madness, titled "Hop is Back" would be released in a couple of weeks. However, it has since been delayed and will now release in October 2013. [34] On October 21, 2013, Hopsin announced that "Hop is Back" and its music video would be released at midnight the next day.[35][36] In the song Hopsin metaphorically pokes fun at Kendrick Lamar, and disses Kanye West's newer music.[37] Hopsin clarified his statements in an interview with HipHopDX saying he had no ill feelings towards Kendrick Lamar, and that he dissed West due to him really not liking his new music.[38]

Recorded tracks

References

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